Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-04-07

The applicant must either make oath, as
heretofore, before the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of the county where he is engaged in
business, of the amount of goods kept on
hand at their principal season of sale, or
the oath may be administered by Justice
Of the Peace. When the person wanting
license applies through an agent the follow
ing form will be deemed a sufficient COM
pliance with the act:
St, Mary's county, to wit:
On this - day d, 1887, before
the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace of
the State Of Mary land, in and for said coun-
ty, personally appeared -, and de-
clared that he intends to apply for ira
ders' license under the second section of
the act of January session, 1853, 10 the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for ST. Mary's
county. and made oath that the amount of
stock of goods generally kept on hand by
him Tor by the concern in which he is en-
gagged, in case il be a Partnership at the
principal season of sale, Tor if the applicant
has not previously engaged in such trade,)
that the amount of goods which he intends
TO keep, &c, does not or will not exceed
lfthe oath be administered before JUS
the application il made, there must be at
tached the rtificate of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of the county in which the
Justice resides.
Persons may sell salt to cure fish in
March, April and May without license.
Vendors of Cakes and Vendors of Beer,
who are makers of such Beer, Lager Beer
excepted,) are not required 10 take out Lii
cenSe.
Females vending Millinery and other
small articles, whose stock is not over $500
10 pay license of 5000; but IL over that
amount they are required To pay the same
license as other perSons-oath 10 be made
as to the amount of stock at the principal
season of the year.
Hawkers and Peddlers must renew their
licenses on or before the first day Of May as
other traders. The rates are as follows in
the county:
To travel on foot, 800
With one horse and wagon, $50
With two horses and wagon, 200
No such license shall he granted to any
hawkers or peddlers in the name or style Of
any partnership, or company, and but one
person shall trade under any such license
A violation of the law subjects the offender
10 a fine Of not less than fifty dollars, nor
BILE before any Justice of the Peace.
The owner or keeper Of every Stallion or
Jack shall. before being permitted to stand
or station such animal, pay to the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court Of some one of the
Counties OF this State the highest sum which
he intends to ask or receive for the season
of one mare; and the receipt Of said Clerk,
with the seal Of his court attached thereto,
for said sum. shall be the license for station
ing such Stallion or Jack for one year from
the date thereof; provided that in no case
shall the sum directed TO be paid for said IL
cense be less than ten dollars: and that every
Stallion or Jack upon which the said tax is
paid shall be exempt from all ether State
tax. Any owner or keeper stationing any
Stallion or Jack without a license shall
pay twice the sum authorized and required
to be paid as stipulated above, one half 10
the State and the other 90 the informer.
J. PHILIP greenwich,
April :, 1887. SHERIFF.